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Plenty to do for Tauranga Arts Festival

Tauranga Arts Festival holds family and community close to its heart and is celebrating both with some special shows. The entire whānau can also enjoy a free,... Read More

Small wins big for Tauranga artist

It's a tiny slice of Australia, the Trephina Gorge Nature Park, located 85km east of Alice Springs. Renowned for 1700 hectares of sheer quartzite cliffs and Red... Read More

Missed by mammograms

Four mammograms showed no cancer to be present in her breast, but Tauranga teacher Bridget Prendiville knew something was off. Pushing for more tests, an ultrasound... Read More

Te Puke’s one-minute spooky movie contest

Calling all budding filmmaker and lovers of spine-chilling stories. EPIC Te Puke, the epicentre of innovation and creativity in Te Puke, is hosting a spooky short... Read More

Get blown away by bricks

Welcome Bay School is set to build community spirit brick by brick this weekend! Tomorrow, Saturday, October 14, and Sunday, October 15, Bricks of Plenty will... Read More

Growing people’s gardening knowledge in Katikati

You may be a long-time greenfinger, a new gardener, or someone thrifty always looking for new ways to save cash on the food bill. But do you know how to grow... Read More

Girls – have a swing at cricket!

Western Bay of Plenty Cricket Association is trying to swing the door open wider to give more girls a fun taste of cricket by offering a new female-only non-competitive... Read More

Auditioning for Summer Shakespeare

Lovers of Tauranga's Summer Shakespeare will be delighted to know local thespian and director Pascal Tibbits is holding auditions for 'The Tempest' on Sunday,... Read More

Tokens for toys

A wonderland of preloved toys awaits at this year's Community Toy Swap in Pāpāmoa! Last year was the first time the Pāpāmoa Toy Library held the Community... Read More

Bitching baking for the community

Real 'good bitches' get in the kitchen and bake! And no it's not derogatory or sexist - because being a 'good bitch' is an all-inclusive term. This month marks... Read More

Popular waterfront attraction slam dunked

It quickly became a popular haunt - a place for young people to hang out and shoot hoops, a council facility, a basketball half court opposite Bobby's on Dive... Read More

The film is here

'Our whole life was on that ship,” says Tauranga resident Craig Fellows, after the MV Rena grounded on October 5, 2011. 'All of our memories - wedding photos... Read More